Land Acquisition Set Aside as Being Contrary to Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act; Court Says It Was Done for Expansion of a Private Entity: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside land acquisition proceedings initiated for the benefit of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA), holding that the acquisition was not for a genuine public purpose and amounted to a fraud on the statute. The Court observed that the State authorities had used their powers under the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act, 1966 (KIAD Act) to acquire land from farmers for the expansion…